KISSIMMEE, Fla. – Every Thanksgiving, BYU basketball will have a banner hanging inside the State Farm Field House at Walt Disney World.

That’s because No. 9 BYU took down the Dayton Flyers on Friday night to win the 2025 ESPN Events Invitational.

BYU wins the ESPN Events Invitational 🏀 pic.twitter.com/3c3MKESRiS

— Mitch Harper (@Mitch_Harper) November 29, 2025

BYU defeated Dayton 83-79 to improve to 6-1 overall on the season.

The Multi-Team Event (MTE) championship is BYU’s second in the past three seasons. It’s the first in the Kevin Young era.

Here are some takeaways from BYU’s victory.

The BYU Basketball “Big Three” can carry the workload

BYU basketball’s “Big Three” of AJ Dybantsa, Richie Saunders, and Robert Wright III can score whatever total of points Kevin Young needs

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